US could cut fuel use 50% by 2035

22 Aug 2008 | Author: Jeanette Wiemers, newsbriefs editor | Print version | Send to a friend

MIT report examines potential gains from different propulsion technologies

With a vehicle market dominated by lightweight and plug-in hybrid vehicles, the US could cut its current fuel consumption in half by 2035, says a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Energy Initiative. The researchers emphasized a need for government policy supporting independence from large or fast vehicles, and suggested a focus on reducing vehicle weight and size to benefit from cutting greenhouse gas emissions of transportation fuel use in the short term.

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